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Pursuant to the New Hampshire "Access to Government Records and Meetings" Statute (RSA Ch. 91-A), I hereby request the following records:

Any contracts with third-party providers for services rendered regarding the Amazon HQ2 bid, and any marketing budgets regarding Amazon-related expenditures from September 1, 2017 to the date this request is received.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

This email is in response to your 91-A request for records pertaining to any contracts with third-party provides for services rendered in the Amazon HQ2 bid and any marketing budgets regarding the Amazon-related expenditures. Effective July 1, 2017, the Department of Business and Economic Affairs (DBEA) and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) were recreated by an act of the Legislature. I service as the commissioner of the DNCR. The Amazon HQ2 proposal was developed within the DBEA agency. As such, I do not have any records pertaining to your request.

I would recommend sending a request directly to the DBEA, via commissioner Taylor Caswell at 172 Pembroke Ave., Concord, New Hampton 03301. Commissioner Caswell's email address is taylor.caswell@bea.nh.gov<mailto:taylor.caswell@bea.nh.gov> or can be reached via phone at 603-271-2341.